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Buddhist Council of Canada revived
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The Buddhist Council of Canada was originally active in the mid-1980s. Its former president, Suwanda Sugunasiri, has revived the organization and has broadcast this press release: This is to bring to the attention of the Canadian Buddhist community as well as the Canadian public that the Buddhist Council of Canada has now been revived after... Read more »
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Alan Marlatt, pioneering Canadian Buddhist psychologist – in memoriam
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Dr. Alan Marlatt was born in 1942 in Vancouver, B.C. He received his bachelor’s of psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1964 and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1968. He joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 1972. Dr. Marlatt, a long-time Buddhist practitioner, was one of... Read more »
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Reverend Leslie Kawamura – in memoriam
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July 7, 1935 – March 10, 2011 Rev. Dr. Leslie Sumio Ryosho Kawamura, husband to Toyo, passed away with grace and serenity at Foothills Medical Centre on March 10, 2011 at the age of 75 years with his family present. He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Toyo; his daughter, Nao (Peter); and his grandsons,... Read more »
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Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada — Annual General Meeting
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The JSBTC AGM will take place this year at the Toronto Buddhist Church on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 9 am – 4:30 pm. Doors open 7:30 am for registration and continental breakfast. Admission is free for observers with advance registration. The Toronto Buddhist Church is located at 1011 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, ON M3H... Read more »
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Every Time We Say Good-bye
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Canadian Buddhist author Jamie Zeppa, has a new novel out and she has been chosen as “the new face of fiction” award-winner for 2011. “Every Time We Say Good-bye” is a family saga set in Sault-ste-Marie. The book is published by Random House. Here’s the link: http://www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=34086 Her earlier book, published in 2000, was a... Read more »
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